Eleven-year-old Melody has a photographic
memory. Her head is like a video camera that is always recording. Always. And
there's no delete button. She's the smartest kid in her whole school—but no one
knows it. Most people—her teachers and doctors included—don't think she's
capable of learning, and up until recently her school days consisted of
listening to the same preschool-level alphabet lessons again and again and
again. If only she could speak up, if only she could tell people what she thinks
and knows . . . but she can't, because Melody can't talk. She can't walk. She
can't write. Being stuck inside her head is making Melody go out of her
mind—that is, until she discovers something that will allow her to speak for the
first time ever. At last Melody has a voice . . . but not everyone around her is
ready to hear it.

From multiple Coretta Scott King Award winner Sharon M.
Draper comes a story full of heartache and hope. Get ready to meet a girl whose
voice you'll never, ever forget.

Out of my Mindby Sharon Draperis honestly my favorite book that I have read so far.It is a very powerful book and has such so
much feeling in it. I personally like Melody and Mrs. V. Melody is such a
strong hearted girl; even though she basically gets bullied everyday at school
and has a disease, she still stays strong throughoutthe whole thing and situation. Now Mrs. V
reminds me of me. I don’t let anyone mess with my friends or with someone close
to me and that’s exactly what she did. When I read other books, I usually don’t
connect with them. But this book, I made a connection with. If there ever was a
sequel I would want to most definitely read it to see how Melody is doing and
how she is with her friends. I recommend
this book is EVERY 7th and 8th grader, and I can
guarantee you won’t want to stop reading it, just like I didn’t. I rate this
book 5 stars!

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About Jillian

Jillian Heise, NBCT, is currently working toward her MLIS and is a K-5 Library Media Specialist in a diverse district in Southeastern Wisconsin. Through BALB Literacy Consulting: Building a Love of Books & Bringing a Literacy Balance, she consults with schools and districts to provide professional development in all areas of literacy instruction.

Jillian taught 7th & 8th grade language arts in the Milwaukee area for eleven years to diverse groups of students. She is an enthusiastic advocate for students to have choice in what they read, while supporting teachers in using best practices in readers/writers workshop to engage and motivate all students.

As the creator of #classroombookaday, Jillian promotes the goal of reading aloud a picture book every day of the school year to students of any age, inspired by Donalyn Miller's #bookaday. Jillian also brings her literacy expertise and passion for books to her role as Chair of the WSRA Children’s Literature Committee.

You can find Jillian online at Heise Reads & Recommends and twitter @heisereads.

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